Display-rack.



PATENTED MAR. 5, 1907.

L. A. ALSON. DISPLAY RACK.

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PATBNTBD MAR. 5, 1907.

L. A. ALSON.

DISPLAY RACK.

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LOUIS ANTHONY ALSON, OF YATISRVALLEY, MISSSSIPPI.

DISPLAY-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

rammel mmh 5, 1907.

Application filed April 30. 190G- Serial No. 314,382.

^ Be it known that l, Loris ANTHONY AL- SON, residing at Wateivalley, in the county of Yalobusia and State of Mississippi, have invented "ertaiii new and usel'ul liiiproves cooperate with the tlat portion 1u of the rod nients in V sway-Racks, ofwhicli the following is a speeiiication.

)ly invention relates to certain new and and useful improvements in display-racks;

and it inoi'e particularly seeks to provide a display-rack lor hats and the like of a. very eye portion 3 to siiuglylit around the sleeve simple and economical construction, which can be. easily and cheaply manufactured, and which will readily and elleetively serve its intended pu'i'pvses.

Geneiically niy invention comprises a base from which a rod or post projects upwardly, a plurality of sleeves slidably mountdownward, as shown in the drawings.

ed on said rod, and a plurality of arnis .fle-

arms have portions to receive the hat, the

` ofthe sections 2 2, so that the arms 3 can be In its inoie detailed nature niy invention y of tiie tact that the sleeves 2 comprises certain novel construct ion, combitire rack adapted to be held to keep the hats l'i'ee l'roin dust. Held on the post 1 is a series ot' sleeves 2, each ol which in practice is inade about one and one-half inches long and l'orined with a llat portion 2fL to l 1, the sleeves being so constructed as to fit 2, aud the arin 3 is secured to the sleeve 2 by a set-screw tias shown. The arin 3 has a horizont'ally-projectiiig portion. 3b merging with an upwardly extending portion 3, which carries a horizontally-held loop 3d, in which the hat II is adapted to be set, crown In the practical construction of my invention the post 1 will be inade about four to six inches longer than the combined length separated, as shown in Fig. 2,.to permit. i. nioval of a hat.

nation, and arrangement of parts, all of; which will be i'ii'szt described in detail and Q then be speeilieally pointed out in the appended claims, reference beiiighad to the inoval of the hat, the weight of the hat on accompanying drawings, in which-'- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing niy I invention complete and in use.

easing and showing the parts separated to permit the removal of i; hat. Fig. 3 a cross-section on the line 25. 3 of Fig. 2. is a detail perspective view of one of the sleeves and its cooperating arni. Fig. 5 is a Fi'.T 4

doors 6, sc that ready access may be ha Fig. 2 is side elevation of the rack reinoved troni the to which this invention. relates. l y

detail perspective view of the arni detached ing-base.

Referring now to the accompanyino'fdrawings, in which like letters and nuiner 5 in icate like parts in all of the figures, 1 designales avcrtieal post of substantially circular l into one another, as indicated in Fig. 1, so

cross-section arid having a ilattenedpoition that. they will take up the niiiiii'nuni amount 1 extending its full length, as shown. The

post 1 is'seeurely mounted te a suitable base t connection with the accompanying drawings,

or supporting plate 5, which in turn is secured in the glass casing G, 1n which the en- Fig. 6 is a detail perspeee 2 and pushing up thereon the hats mayr be ierspective view of the standard or supportdivided at any part of the sections desired By reason of the inanner in which the arms 3 are secured to the sleeves 2 and by reason snugly it the rod l without binding, the sleeves, which norinally rest abutting one another, may be separated, as shown in Fig. 2, to allow retlie upper ones of the separated arms 3 being sullieient to cause the sleeves 2 to frictionally hold themselves on the rod l, as will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art The housing (i, which is in the nature of a glass easing, may be provided with sliding to the interior of the casing.

By placing the linger of the operator under one of the arms 3 at the point X of Fig.

and separated, as shown in Fig. 2, so that the hat can be removed. Normally the sections 2 2 are in engagement with one another, and the crowns of adjacent hats are project-ed ofspace.

From the foregoing description, taken in it is thought that the complete construction,

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operation, and arrangement of ports will he f toreceive one of said sleeves, means for lockh :irin on its sleeve. all being' arranged i readily understood b v those `skilled in the xugezic l art to which the invention zippertains. substantially as shown and described.

l \\'l1atItlaiinisi 3. A ruck comprising n base, n rod pro- 1. A ruck comprisinglr :1 hase, u rod projectinj; upwardly tlwrelioin, n series of tuhu- 2 jeoting upwardly therefrom, :1 series ol" tuhulair sleeves slidzlhly mounted on the rod, Suid lar Sleeves freely slidzihle on the rod, said rod sleeves and said rod having cooperating,r llzt.-

tened portions, :in arm 'for earch sleeve, said l and Suid sleeves haring means to prevent L. turninzgr of the sleeves on the rod, :mns rearms euch having n hat-receiving loop zit one io inovahly mounted on said sleeves and movj end :1nd n loop or eye portion at the other 3o i able therewith :1nd terminating in hut-rel end to receive one of said sleeves7 means for o eeiving loops substantially :is shown :1nd deg locking eneh arm on its sleevey each arln havl 1 scribed. E ing its sleeve-receiving loop provided with a- 2. A ruck comprising :1 hase, n rod prolluttened portion to cooperate with the flat- 15 jeeting upwardly therefrom, n series of tuhul tened portion of its sleeve, substantiallyv as 35 *he rod, said shown and described.

L lar sleeves slldzilzly mounted on sleeves :md sold rod lnwlng cooperating llut- LOUIS ANTHONY ALSON.

l tened portions, an arm for each sleeve, said 'itnesses: t arms euch having a hat-reeeivnxg loop :it one I T. DMVKINS, Jr.7

JAS. K. FULSON.

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